Creating an online club shop

Creating an online club shop

Creating an online club shop

A really great way for clubs to maximise revenues and reduce volunteer workloads is to create an online club shop as part of their website. Today, online and website technology provides clubs with really simple and effective ways to add an online shop to your website.

Not only can websites display club information but they can undertake a huge range of revenue-generating activities such as:

Membership sales

Sponsorship sales

Online shop selling:

Apparel

Merchandise

Photo related products

Holiday programs

Gift vouchers sales

Event registrations (social, sporting, fundraising and working bees)

Ticket sales

Most membership platforms have inbuilt shop functionality which clubs can simply “switch on”. So if your club doesn’t have an online shop, then contact your membership administration system provider to determine the functionality you already have access to. If you don’t have an online membership system, or your membership platform doesn’t have an online shop, then you can easily add a shop to your website, quickly and easily.

Benefits of having an online shop

Those who have taken the time to establish an online club shop are experiencing significant benefits including:

Increased revenues – items included in an online shop can be promoted using the clubs social media, email newsletters and of course to the visitors of the clubs website. No matter where in the world people are located, they can simply click on the link to the shop and place an order. The audience is no longer just those who physically visit the club!

Reduced work – an online shop is able to perform a lot of the administrative tasks relating to purchasing items. This removes a lot of manual work for things including collecting and banking funds for each purchase

Protection of cash and stock – because funds are being collected and immediately deposited into the clubs bank account, the chances of the cash being lost, misplaced, or stolen is significantly minimised